Software Engineer II

About

About Pinterest:

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we're on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other's unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It's Possible.

Job Duties: Build out the backend to power the future of inspiration on Pinterest. Contribute to and lead each step of the product development process, from ideation to implementation to release; from rapidly prototyping, running A/B tests, to architecting and building solutions that can scale to support hundreds of millions of users. Partner with design, product, and engineering teams to build end-to-end functionality. Suggest new product ideas and features. Employ automated testing to build features with a high degree of technical quality, taking responsibility for the components and features you develop. Grow as an engineer by working with world-class peers on varied and high impact projects. Telecommuting is permitted.

Minimum Requirements: Master's degree (or its foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or closely related quantitative discipline and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in any occupation in related field, OR Bachelor's degree (or its foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering (any field) or closely related quantitative discipline and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or in any occupation in related field.

Special Skill Requirements: (1) Python; (2) RESTful API; (3) Data processing; (4) Golang; (5) PostgreSQL; (6) A/B testing; (7) MySQL; (8) Kafka; (9) Django; and (10) backend storage and caching. Any suitable combination of education, training and/or experience is acceptable. Telecommuting is permitted.

Salary: $185,000.00 - $244,872.00 per annum.

Reference #: 24-155728

This position is not available for relocation assistance.

At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

US based applicants only

$185,000-$244,872 USD

Our Commitment To Inclusion

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Know Your Rights and Pinterest Policy for more information regarding U.S. roles. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.

Nice-to-have skills

• Python
• PostgreSQL
• A/B Testing
• MySQL
• Kafka
• Django
• New York, New York

Work experience

• Backend

Languages

• English